Carolina Snaps
Famous African Americans Entertainers from South Carolina
Season 3 Episode 2 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Famous African Americans Entertainers from South Carolina
Famous African Americans Entertainers from South Carolina include Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates, Dizzy Gillespie, and Eartha Kitt.
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Carolina Snaps is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.
Carolina Snaps
Famous African Americans Entertainers from South Carolina
Season 3 Episode 2 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Famous African Americans Entertainers from South Carolina include Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates, Dizzy Gillespie, and Eartha Kitt.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThere are many well-known African Americans entertainers from South Carolina, who made history.
Lets find out about a few.
Clayton “Peg Leg ” Batesworked as a child laborer in a cotton mill, where helost his leg.
This didnt stop the Fountain Inn native from establishing asuccessful careeras a tap dancer on Broadway.
Dizzy Gillespie, a Cheraw native, taught himself how toplay the trumpet at age 12.
His unique style played a key role in the rise of bebop and modern jazz.
Born in Orangeburg, Eartha Kitt had a tough time landing jobs due to her refusal to perform for segregated audiences.
But she prevailed and went on to becomewell known for her song, “Santa Baby ” and her role as Catwoman on TVs Batman.
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Carolina Snaps is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.